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School Year 2012-2013
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Week of March 4
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Key Dates
Monday, March 4
Interim Reports Issued
Tuesday, March 5
Early Dismissal at 12 p.m.
Adult Learning Community Meetings
Friday, March 8
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 9
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 9
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at 2 p.m.
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From the Administration
Financial Aid
We remind you that the deadline to file for financial aid for School Year 2013-2014 is March 31, 2013. Applications and 2012 tax returns must be submitted online to FACTS at www.factsmgt.com. The Financial Aid Committee will only process complete applications which include the 2012 tax returns.
Robert M. Devin Scholarship
Applications for the Robert M. Devin Scholarship are available for School Year 2013-2014. Students attending Fontbonne Academy, who are currently in Grades 9, 10 or 11, who have financial need or excellent academic records, regardless of financial need, are eligible to apply. Please see Mrs. Higgins, the Administrative Assistant to the Head of School, for an application. This year, completed applications are due April 1, 2013.
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From the Evening of Stars Planning Committee
Time to Buy TicketsIt is March and that means Evening of Stars is fast-approaching. Don't forget to buy your tickets! It promises to be a great evening out with fellow parents and friends. Click here to buy your tickets.Auction Donations NeededWe also need donations for our Silent and Live Auctions. Great suggestions are sports or concert tickets, gift certificates for golf, spas or salons, restaurants, pieces of jewelry, or accessories--anything you think YOU would want to bid on. The proceeds of Evening of Stars benefit every student at Fontbonne, so your donation is very important! Meeting CancelledThe meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, has been cancelled.
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From the Office of Mission & Ministry
Lenten Giving Initiative: REACH
The Fontbonne Academy community has committed to a Lenten practice of almsgiving by collecting money to donate to Heifer International. We have chosen to direct this money towards a specific project known as REACH (Rural Entrepreneurs for Agricultural Cooperation in Haiti). Heifer's REACH project is the largest animal project of its kind in Haiti's history and will ultimately help more than 100,000 people. We invite both our student community and our adult learning community to give generously during this Lenten season. Donations will be collected during lunches or can be dropped off during the school day at the Office of Mission and Ministry. More information about Heifer International's REACH project can be found here.
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From the Athletic Department
Congratulations, Ducks!
Congratulations to both the basketball and ice hockey teams for great seasons. Both teams qualified for their respective MIAA tournaments and enjoyed post-season games.
Spring Sports Information:
Monday, March 11
2:20 p.m. Outdoor track information meeting in the gymnasium.
Wednesday, March 13
2:15pm Cafeteria Spring Sports Check-in
Be sure to bring your athletic permission slip and a copy of your current physical.
Monday, March 18
Spring sports tryouts begin. Check the athletics webpage in early March for sport specific information.
Come out and cheer for the Ducks!
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From the Wellness Center
March is National Nutrition Month: Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day!
Wellness Wake Up Call
Each Morning in March
During morning announcements our entire school will learn about nutrition and healthy eating.
Healthy Lifestyle Planning: How to Eat Responsibly at College
Tuesdays and Thursdays in March
This month long e-program will allow you to get prepared to eat healthy on any college campus. Participants will receive two e-mails a week full of strategies, tips, advice, and resources to help them get inspired to make healthy food choices both in their dorm room and at the dining hall. Join the program by e-mailing Mrs. McPhillips at kmcphillips@fontbonneacademy.org.
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Good News
Students in grades 9-11 met with Mrs. Kupcinskas February 26-28 to begin the course selection process for school year 2013-2014. All students were encouraged to discuss their course options with teachers, department chairpersons, guidance counselors, administrators, and parents to make wise choices about the academic profile which they will eventually be presenting to colleges.
The Ice Hockey Team beat Milton 3-1 on Tuesday, February 26, in the first round of MIAA State Tournament playoffs. The Basketball team beat Sharon 61 - 36 Wednesday night in their first round of play! Congratulations and Go Ducks!!
A team of students took the initiative to research influential African American women in U.S. History. Under the guidance of Mr. Margarit in the Social Studies Department, the students presented the biography of one woman each day during homeroom announcements and prepared posters for the halls. They were supported in their efforts by the displays in the Library, thanks to Mrs. Lathrop and Ms. Charpentier. Thank you to Samantha DeJean '13, Karissa Deslouches '14, Kassandra Edouard '14, Onyinye Ekwem '13, Shamela Leonard '14, Faith Ogbewe '14, Courtney Wells '13, and their leader Alexandra Ellison '13 for sharing their work.
On Wednesday, February 27, the curator of the Milton Historical Society, Steve Kluskens, invited Ms. Pilla's U.S. History Honors I class to help him investigate, via primary source documents, a current-day mystery surrounding the historic Suffolk Reserves House in Milton. He
led the students in discovering facts and engaging in deductive reasoning fueled by questions of his own and the students. Peppered with facts and information of the time period before the Revolution and after it, the student detectives were led through a maze of clues and were left with the lingering mystery. Thank you to Ms. Pilla for arranging for such an engaging guest speaker.
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Fontbonne Academy, 930 Brook Road, Milton, MA 02186 617.696.3241
www.fontbonneacademy.org
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